The United States has started a naval blockade off Iran's coast. "Neutral" ships were given limited time to depart. After Iran threatened to attack U.S. vessels that enforce the ban, President Donald Trump warned: "Iranian boats will be destroyed immediately."
Israel’s Health Ministry and Magen David Adom released updated figures on casualties from Iran and Hezbollah attacks. As of 7:00 a.m., 114 remain hospitalized, including two in critical condition.
Israel says an IDF–Shin Bet strike in central Gaza killed members of a Hamas cell, including an operative linked to the abductions of Hersh Goldberg-Polin HY"D, Alon Ohel, Elia Cohen, and Or Levi from a shelter in Re'im; others had held Avinatan Or in Hamas captivity.
Censorship was lifted Sunday night as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made an unannounced visit across the border with Defense Minister Israel Katz and IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir, while Hezbollah kept up rocket and drone fire on northern Israel.
Israel’s Advisory Committee on Senior Appointments approved Maj. Gen. Roman Gofman to head the Mossad. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu signed the appointment; Gofman is slated to take office June 2, 2026, for a five-year term. Multiple reports say committee chair Asher Grunis dissented over a past case involving teen operative Ori Elmakias; the attorney general flagged a "legal difficulty," and petitions to the High Court are expected.
In a fiery statement, President Donald Trump said the U.S. Navy will blockade the Strait of Hormuz and bar Iran from collecting maritime tolls, warning America is "fully locked and loaded" and vowing the military will "finish what's left of Iran."
Ahead of Yom HaShoah, new data from Israel's Holocaust Survivors' Rights Authority show that 63% of survivors are women, and the average age is 87.
Shin Bet and Israel Police arrested three residents of Haifa and northern Israel on suspicion of manufacturing explosives. Investigators say the main suspect was tasked by Iranian intelligence with assassinating an Israeli politician.
Staff Sgt. Tuval Yosef Lifshitz, 20, from Beit She'an, a fighter in the Golani Brigade's 13th Battalion, was killed yesterday in battle in southern Lebanon. An officer and four other soldiers were wounded in the same incident.
VP J.D. Vance is headed to Pakistan to meet an Iranian delegation as Tehran reopens the Strait of Hormuz; Trump touts no uranium enrichment and threatens 50% tariffs on arms suppliers. Later, Iran alleges violations.
At the Sderot military cemetery, Capt. Noam Madmoni, a team commander in Sayeret Nahal, was laid to rest after falling in combat in Lebanon. Three other fighters from the unit were killed as well.
President Donald Trump blasts European countries for staying out of the war and slams France for blocking arms flights to Israel: 'The U.S. will remember this.'
In a 62–48 vote with one abstention, lawmakers approved National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir’s bill in its final readings. Netanyahu supported it; most opposition leaders voted no, except Avigdor Liberman.
The IDF says it eliminated Hamza Ibrahim Rakhin, deputy commander of Unit 1800, along with the unit's operations chief; more than 100 Hezbollah-linked towers across Beirut were also destroyed.
Magen David Adom releases casualty data one month into the fighting: of 2,050 people treated, 504 were hit by rocket fire (19 killed); 1,122 were hurt while heading to shelter; and 22 were injured in traffic accidents when they pulled over during sirens.
Assuta Ashdod Medical Center says an X-ray found the battery lodged in the toddler's esophagus. The pediatric team gave honey to limit tissue damage and rushed the child into an urgent gastroscopy. The child is recovering and expected home soon.
After reports that Iran hit Haifa's oil refineries, the U.S. president hinted at his coming response. Secretary of State Marco Rubio says the U.S. won't recognize Iranian sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz. Separate reports say two senior Iranian officials were killed in Tehran.
Tehran issued a statement responding to the U.S. proposal to end the war. Pakistan and Turkey again offered to mediate between Iran and the U.S., and Egypt joined the call on Washington to end the fighting.
Revealed Sunday: IDF Alpine Unit soldiers completed a snow-climb, cross-border mission from the Syrian side of Hermon to the Har Dov area in southern Lebanon to sweep the terrain, gather intelligence, and track down terror infrastructure along the Lebanon–Syria frontier.
About 5,000 Marines have already arrived in the region, with another 5,000 expected this week, according to U.S. reports. President Donald Trump has not yet decided whether to authorize broad or targeted ground operations in Iran.
